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Savannah 14-year-old charged in Tuesday truck theft, wreck, injuries

A 14-year-old Savannah girl has been charged with at least six offenses after police say she stole a pickup, struck two pedestrians, crashed into a utility pole and fled the scene Tuesday.

Savannah-Chatham Police had been searching for a suspect in the wake of the incident in the area of Waters Avenue, Ott Street and 39th Street Tuesday that sent the two pedestrians to Memorial University Medical Center.

The teenager, with her mother, turned herself in Thursday, said Julian Miller, metro police spokesman.

She has been charged with theft by taking an auto, reckless conduct, driving without a license, two counts of failure to report and accident with injuries and hit and run. Additional charges could be added, Miller said.